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Hal Kopp

http://static.psbin.com/4/a/vjio6fzftmi ... -Intro.pdf
Two home games and one away.
Road trip to Beantown!!

Hal Kopp

RF1, OK. live in Florida and can assure there is a lot of interest in uri sports amongst HS athletes and coaches. I do not think the Rhody coaches have been able to sell what the school has to offer. Dayton and Richmond are that much more attractive than Rhody?? A better example may be mens outdoor ...

Hal Kopp

The point inferred is URI baseball has lousy facilities and no $$ support. How so? RF1,I agree with IGGY the comparison to UConn and Maine baseball is pretty poor. A lot of the alums who had a lot of success playing at Rhody and kids at D1 schools say Rhodys facilities are great in many regards. Giv...

Hal Kopp

Anyone-have you seen Rhody's new baseball field or SADC?
Foster wants to leave,maybe has his reasons. To blame the first class baseball facilities at Rhody or the $$ put into it,is a slap in the face to those who contributed $$.

Hal Kopp

I do not believe any promised scholarships were withdrawn.
Rhody Baseball has had lots of upgrades.

Hal Kopp

Zleh did not have grades. Going to JuCo in N. Dakota,story that he might move on to NDSU (Natl. champs.).
We'll see. Rhody should keep in contact with him (hopefully).

Hal Kopp

http://www.independentri.com/independen ... cbe8a.html

What a crew CFL had on the team!!

Hal Kopp

Didn't Luther Clay have a lousy Sr. year?
He was fine with ARD,Tyson,Lamar and Cat,but without them,a partier.

Hal Kopp

Who is Bryant?

Hal Kopp

thanks OBRAM,another excuse is "Rhode Island is not a football state".
Sports wise,what type of state is Rhode Island?

Hal Kopp

Ok,so Dayton is more attractive (say east of miss. River) to HS recruits because they have better fans and alumni support ?? Let's dig a little deeper into that,since this is across the board issue with athletics,football is easy target,I played there,donate,fund raise and go to one game a year,some...

Hal Kopp

Taylor-spot on. URI is very attractive school. The problem is the people doing the selling.

Hal Kopp

A lot of good points,summary:
A. Good news=everybodys replaceable
B. Bad News=Preston was doing all the significant recruiting
C. Bad News=Prestons exit very easily may hurt short term 2- 3 years min. (for a team that does not have 2-3 yrs. min.).

Strictly empirical observation.

Hal Kopp

OK,here is one observation-I live in Florida,big college sports state.
Look at the run Dayton had in the NCAA's. What inherent advantages could they possibly have over Rhody??? From location,facilities,name recognition,recruiting??

Hal Kopp

This whole thing is getting a little scary. The Ryan center,great new SADC,great location,scholarships and no good players want to go there ? Or the coaches can't recruit them? There is one prominent booster that has been screaming at me (for years) ,it is not the kids,it is the coaches !! Am inclin...

Hal Kopp

Amen,Rambone.

Hal Kopp

To the victors go the spoils.
Start winning and # of all a 10 players goes up.

Hal Kopp

RhodyMob-right on. An ex-coach under Trainer (quit) said the kids are really buying in under Fleming.
I heard Trainer was yeller and screamer. I would bet more he could not get through to kids or they tuned him out,more than he was easy..

Hal Kopp

Said the SADC looked awesome.
They are redoing the FB coaches offices/suites,locker rooms and said looked awesome.

Hal Kopp

http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/ar ... /131029734

This plan is getting a lot of push back from some legislators.

Hal Kopp

Wrong section-sorry!

Hal Kopp

http://www.nhregister.com/sports/20140206/chris-pincince-introduced-as-new-haven-football-coach http://footballscoop.com/the-scoop Cornell: Sources tell us that former Rhode Island offensive coordinator / offensive line coach Roy Istvan has joined the Cornell staff in the same capacity. Send your ap...

Hal Kopp

Notice how few ball players Rhody gets out of SE Ct.!
NFA and New London put them out like kittens.

Hal Kopp

http://www.theday.com/article/20140219/ ... 7/-1/SPORT

Notice how few kids Rhody BB and FB get out of SE Ct.?
Schools like New London,Norwich Free,etc. putting out ballers like kittens?

Hal Kopp

Rambone 78 -a parent who saw the new SADC last weekend called it "phenomenal". He is a URI HOF'er and as critical as anyone on this board. "Better than some ACC schools. " He is right. The Ryan Ctr. is as nice a BB facility as any on the east coast. I have been in a lot of them. ...

Hal Kopp

URI draws better than a lot of teams in the playoffs. Who is in the stands in these crowds of 6K and 8K on losing teams? Sidewalk fans? Sure,you will get a few K more when you win,but I don't understand how current attendance equals nobody (students and otherwise) going to the games? Its not lack of...

Hal Kopp

Hayduk looks good on film,but too small to be every down player.

Hal Kopp

I heard from reliable source Hayduk is non scholarship.

Hal Kopp

http://www.hudl.com/athlete/926072/dante-dimaggio#

Dante DiMaggio received offer.
Dad Tony was URI FB star in 84-85.

Hal Kopp

http://www.gorhody.com/sports/m-baskbl/ ... 0129amoo1m

An enforcer-finally.

Hal Kopp

Looks great.
Thought you guys might enjoy this.

Hal Kopp

This is a great read.

Hal Kopp

These end of game plays are so anti-climatic,it is almost expected.

Hal Kopp

Iggy,you are correct. Rhody has even had some transfers who played well,remember Billy Jqck Hqskins,Miguel Viera and Ken Mastole? The teams still played poorly. Transfers only work if mixed in with an overwhelming mix of talent. Need HS,transfer,preps and Ju co's. Remember Dustin piccioti? He was nu...

Hal Kopp

Iggy,I know Randolph Zleh along with Blue from Hendricken,Sewall from Portsouth,Beuavais from Crans. East were given to Fleming as prospects. Also Crawley from Montville,Joe Carbone from Xavier,Ct. and Dante DiMaggio from Cardinal Gibbons,NC.

Hal Kopp

The reviews from WCU fans on Bleil are really good.

Hal Kopp

I like it. The last (2) OC's Istivan and Pincince were afraid to call plays.
(I believe they are both out of work).

Hal Kopp

Is Aaman of legal drinking age ?

Hal Kopp

Rf1,how does it compare to the others in the CAA you have seen?

Hal Kopp

http://www.independentri.com/independen ... 7e9ac.html

Has anyone on this board actually seen the SADC ?
How does it look?
It should be major recruiting advantage.
See linke.
Let me know.

Hal Kopp

Coach T must have gotten a job somewhere else?

Hal Kopp

$50M ??? You can do synthetic turf for $1.5M (max). Lights for a million (max). East side for $2M.
End zones for a $1M.
Do the lights first for Sat. nite games,attendance will go up. Use that increase to fund the other projects.

Hal Kopp

Greetings, This is pet peeve of mine. In comparing best teams of Kraft,Penders,Skinner and Harrick,does current team play with a disproportionate # of transfers? Aaman,Biggie,Gil,Reischel,Munford ? I remember Chapman,Sina,Clay,Odom. Does any team win out with 5 in recent memory? There was recent art...

Hal Kopp

Thanks section 105,"nothing worthwhile happens without enthusiasm".
At least they have that.

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Still good.

Hal Kopp

My take is that is about $50K more than Trainer?
Who made $165-$175?

Hal Kopp

I followed the presser on line. Here are some asides: SADC is just waiting on weights and some graphics to complete-per source today. This needs to come first (IMO),think it will be tough to fund raise with it dragging on. Like Coaches push for season tix purchase ,this comes 2nd. As soon as SADC is...

Hal Kopp

Rod,amen. Before the one decent year Trainer had (5-6),he told the players,no more living down the line after a one win season.
Put them all on campus under one roof.

Hal Kopp

They play like they are hung over a lot.

Hal Kopp

According to the ProJo,Hare and Powell can do an additional number on their ex-team mates via the APR?
Is this true or just negativity?

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